After suffering for three days with laryngitis, I was ready to demonstrate in silence how to prepare pancakes. But, a scratchy voice appeared on Friday morning and I was able to end my quick bread unit with some light and airy pancakes that will melt in your mouth . This recipe makes a very thick batter, but surprisingly not a heavy pancake. It is light as a feather and will absorb whatever topping you decide to choose. I used a recipe that I have seen floating around on many blogs. They are heralded as the world’s best buttermilk pancakes. You can be the judge of that. We thought they were fabulous!

When I give a demo to my high school students I have learned from experience to give out as much information as I can. Some of them have never prepared one thing in the kitchen and even the smallest details that experienced cooks take for granted are not yet present on their cooking slate in fact it can be quite blank. One small detail, but really important is the reasoning behind preheating the skillet. Quite a few times pancake batter has been poured into a cold skillet and then turned the heat on. Now that is a hot mess! Don’t try it! Inexperienced cooks just don’t realize that about the only foods that can go into a cold skillet are hamburgers and bacon. So here are the tips that I shared in my whispery voice.

Use the best ingredients that you can buy in this recipe – real butter, whole buttermilk, and real vanilla.

86 responses to “Pancakes”

I made the Muffins from this recipe yesterday between me and my wife we ended up finishing the plate! they are truly lovely.. Dont think i will be making them again any time soon though they are way to addictive! i will end up having to buy all my clothes from BiggerLand!

I learned that when the top of the pancakes start bubbling that means that the bottom side is brown enough and ready to flip. You have to be careful though flipping, or you may just make a mess! They tasted lovely!

Learned that you have to have the eggs and buttermilk at room temperature or it will solidify the melted butter. And also to not press down on the pancakes because I always do that when I’m making them.